Shadows of Deception 0.5.3 [Wesnoth 1.12]

[osaridsaris]

Pursuit

There is something wrong here. The scenario doesn't end. I worked my way through debug's :n command.

I'm stuck at the same place for the same reason and don't really want to force my way passed via debug.. promising campaign though, I'll revisit it when the next release happens

[vultraz]

Pursuit

There is something wrong here. The scenario doesn't end. I worked my way through debug's :n command.

I'm stuck at the same place for the same reason and don't really want to force my way passed via debug.. promising campaign though, I'll revisit it when the next release happens

I'm currently working on restructuring this scenario, since I'm not really satisfied with it. The new version will be in the next release

[Gridman]

I cannot get the Mind control spell to work. Can someone explain how it's supposed to work? I might just be dumb.

[vultraz]

I cannot get the Mind control spell to work. Can someone explain how it's supposed to work? I might just be dumb.

Hey, sorry for taking forever to reply.

It's supposed to make any adjacent, non-leader, non-mechanical unit turn to your side for one turn. On your next turn after you cast it, it will return to the enemy

[Naron]

I have a problem with the scenario "Gathering Storm", every time the following error occurs when I use the binding spell:

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 error scripting/lua: G:/Wesnoth/data/ai/lua/ai_helper.lua:917: bad argument #2 to 'find_path' (invalid location)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in function 'find_path'
	G:/Wesnoth/data/ai/lua/ai_helper.lua:917: in function 'next_hop'
	G:/Wesnoth/data/ai/micro_ais/cas/ca_messenger_move.lua:31: in function 'execution'
	[string "wesnoth.require("ai/micro_ais/cas/ca_messenge..."]:1: in main chunk

Also, how it's supposed to stop the messenger? I've used the binding spell, but when the turns run out, I lose.
Shadows of Deception 0.5.2, Wesnoth 1.11.18 (portable version, I installed it on an USB stick).

[vultraz]

I have a problem with the scenario "Gathering Storm", every time the following error occurs when I use the binding spell:

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 error scripting/lua: G:/Wesnoth/data/ai/lua/ai_helper.lua:917: bad argument #2 to 'find_path' (invalid location)
stack traceback:
	[C]: in function 'find_path'
	G:/Wesnoth/data/ai/lua/ai_helper.lua:917: in function 'next_hop'
	G:/Wesnoth/data/ai/micro_ais/cas/ca_messenger_move.lua:31: in function 'execution'
	[string "wesnoth.require("ai/micro_ais/cas/ca_messenge..."]:1: in main chunk

Also, how it's supposed to stop the messenger? I've used the binding spell, but when the turns run out, I lose.
Shadows of Deception 0.5.2, Wesnoth 1.11.18 (portable version, I installed it on an USB stick).

Thanks for the bug report. That looks like a mainline issue, but I'll look into it.

As for the bind, you're supposed to do it multiple times. I'll make that clearer.

I am, however, revamping that scenario, and the next one, with new maps and improved gameplay in the next release, which should be released this week. Hopefully it will provide a greatly improved experience. There were several issues with almost all the scenarios that I didn't notice when I initially developed them.

Watch out for 0.5.3 sometime this week, and thanks for playing

[vultraz]

Update: I expected to release 0.5.3 last week, but I discovered several gameplay issues in E1S2 that I spent some extra time working on. The release will be this week instead.

[vultraz]

Version 0.5.3 is out!

It's been approximately 15 months since 0.5.0, when I released the first big batch of scenarios. Since then, there's been only two interim releases, neither of which constituted much. In the meantime, however, I have realized several things about map design, scenario design, and gameplay. I wasn't satisfied with most of the last in regards to several of the scenarios I released in 0.5.0, specifically Gathering Storm (E1S3) and Pursuit (E1S4). A few scenarios also had maps which were direct or semi-direct frankens of maps taken from other add-ons.

This release features no new scenarios, but fixes many issues instead. Brand new, hand-drawn maps for E1S0, E1S3, and E1S4 are complemented by updated gameplay and presentation. E1S1 and E1S2 have had their maps improved as well. Dialog has been improved across all scenarios and storytext screens.

Unfortunately, I haven't gotten to improving Ambush in Wesmere (E1S5.1) yet. I am aware of the critique of it being too short, and I personally don't know what I was thinking when I made the map. It will be fixed in 0.5.4.

IMPORTANT: two changes were made in this release relating to saved games:

• The Dark Castle and Keep (Ydc/Ydk) have been removed. This breaks any existing mid-scenario saved games of Awakening - Part I (E1S6). I'm sorry for this, but I expect the number of players with affected saves is small enough.
• Three game-crucial campaign-specific WML tags have been renamed. This will eventually break all current and start-of-scenario save games. However, I have added a compatibility layer for this and several future releases, which will allow all your current saved games to function normally for now.

The full changelog for this version is as follows:

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Version 0.5.3
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* Scenarios
  * Rhaen has been renamed Dravar
  * Fixed a border case where Mind Controlled unit wouldn't be able to attack
  * Improved storytext for all playable scenarios
  * E1S0 - Descry
    * New original map
    * Various dialog and presentation improvements
  * E1S1 - Seer and Outlaw:
    * Various aesthetic and presentation improvements
    * Balancing changes
      * Reduced size of all keeps for fewer recruits per turn
      * Reduced enemy AI gold
  * E1S2 - Dwarvish Trail
    * Reworked several areas to alleviate bottleneck and drudgery
    * Removed final objective to move Anathryis and Dalen to the bridge, which
      more often than not involves trudging mindlessly across 3/4 of the map
    * Improved presentation of the final cutscene
    * Fixed player not getting bonus carryover gold
  * E1S3 - Gathering Storm
    * New map
    * Some gameplay changes were made to go along with the new map, the most
      drastic being side 3 is now comprised of orcs as opposed to trolls, and
      side allegiances have been changed somewhat
	* Improved dialog and presentation
    * Fixed player not getting bonus carryover gold
  * E1S4 - Pursuit
    * New map
    * Completely revamped gameplay and dialog
  * E1S5.2 - Change of Plans
    * Improved presentation

* Lua
  * Imported new lua-based spawner code from AtS
  * Renamed several custom WML tags for clarity
  * [take_item] no longer needs an 'event' key. The item id will be used in absentia
  * Fixed 'Cast: [spell]' menus showing up on invalid locations

* Graphics
  * Removed terrains: Dark Tiled Floor, Dark Castle, Dark Keep
  * New terrains: Lamppost
  * New or updated unit graphics: Northguard Nightshaft
  * Removed many unused images

* Units
  * Use human names for the Northguard
  * Fixed Northguard Silverbow advancing to itself
  * Added 'Northguard' prefix to all applicable units type names
  * Port balancing changes for the Leech from AtS

* User interface
  * Custom terrain editor group name displayed as 'Shadows of Deception'
    instead of 'NX-RPG'

[nathanson1947]

I am still confused about what the binding spell is in The Gathering Storm scenario. As far as I can tell, the three options available to Niryone are Staff, Ensnare, and Faerie Fire, but neither seems to have any effect on Grand Marshal Dravar, even when used multiple times. Or have I misunderstood something?

[Iris]

Try right clicking on Niryone while adjacent to the target unit; you should see a Spells entry in the context menu. In the Spellcasting dialog you can choose a spell and click on Cast, then right click on the target and choose Cast Spell in the menu.

[nathanson1947]

Thanks for the help. I managed to complete the scenario.

[Whiskeyjack]

Hey,

played the first 6 scenarios and absolutely loved it. I was a sucker for IftU and AtS and played them mostly for the story. Your campaign has the same potential.

I am playing BfW for a very long time, but when I took a brake the last time I decided, when I started playing again, I would take notes on the campaigns I play and give feedback about bugs an other stuff.

First of all: I love your item system. Its fun, but subtle and not completely over the top. It feels like a nice upgrade to Wesnoth, not something completely new.
The story is also quite promising and i´m excited how it will further develope.

Most of all I probably liked the Intro, that was pure awesomeness for a fan of IftU and AtS, a successful hommage!

Here is my feedback to the gameplay:

- I played on easy difficulty, since I just wanted to see the story. It was pretty easy so I can´t say much about balancing, but it felt ok for easy difficulty.

- The scenarios "Dwarvish Trail" and "Ambush in Wesmere" lack an option to continue the fight against the leaders after the other objective (gathering the ore/defeating the direwolves) is achived.

- In the third scenario "Gathering Storm" Delenethor (the ghost) started a crazy suicide attack after recruiting the first time, because the units of the pink player got in range. He was surrounded and did not get the chance to recruit a second time.
- After I captured the transport wagon the trap door vanished. Since I killed the leaders anyway it didn´t matter, but if I had (e.g. because of a higher difficulty) decided to use the door, I would have had to search for the correct hex and I don´t know if just the animation vanished or if it wouldn´t have worked at all.

- In the forth scenario "Pursuit" the Skeleton Archers attacked all my units without a ranged attack (dwarves...) with meele attacks. Is that a feature of easy difficulty?

- The effect of the "Potion of Curious Taste" remains curious, since it had no effect at all (tried it on different units). Is that intentionally?

After the first scenario I started to take extensive notes on the textpassages since I play the game for the story and while the story behind it was quite interesting, the language seemed a bit rough. Some of it are corrections of actual grammatical mistakes, but most is just my own opinion of a better wording or thoughts on some inconsistencies of the narrative.

• Narrative between scenario one and two:
  Spoiler:

  Once, as we passed [...] brining with them the orcish menace […] but a son of a Lord of a small town north of the Bay of Pearls.

  -> bringing
  -> but son to the lord of a small town north of the Bay of Pearls.

• Dialogue at the end of scenario two and narration between scenario two and three:
  Spoiler:

  Lord Agran:
  It´s no trouble. The least I could do for ye for yer help in repairing the bridge.

  -> It´s no trouble. The least I could do for ye after yer help with repairing that bridge.
  Spoiler:

  Anathryis:
  I´d like to go with you elves, if I may. I owe them for their help.

  -> I´d like to go with ye elves, if I may. I owe ye for yer help.
  -> On a sidenote: The ye/you theme and the missing 'g' in words like goin´ is interchanging in the dwarves talking quite often. In later scenarios I noted a lot of occurences, but in this scenario I didn´t list them all and I probably missed some in later ones as well.
  Spoiler:

  The whole conversation after completing the scenario is strange to me:
  -> How can Aryon have no clue, how the dwarves could help them but a) know they could and b) tell Lord Agran that there where elves coming?
  -> How do the dwarves even know about the caravan?
  -> Why do they decide to attack a human caravan with unknown cargo for no reason? The "trail of evidence" mentioned in the conversation is just nonexistent in the storytelling even if you can somewhat comprehend it from later events and with a lot of work. But a missing friend, rogues attacking Elensefar and an undead dwarve give no reason at all to go looking for that caravan and attack them.

  […]The bandit leader´s words might be taken by some to mean this extended further than we know. The evidence formed a trail, leading, at this point, halfway across the kingdom. Hopefully we will find the next clue if we catch up to the party before they get too far north.

  -> Another theme thats inconsistent is the use of time (past/present) in the narration.
  -> Whats that with the "bandit leader´s words"? I doublechecked the end of the Elensefar Scenario and he doesn´t say a thing that could give a clue about anything. If he was meant to be part of the enemy conspiration, this would be a chance to do something about the problem above, by letting him drop some clues (e.g. have him saying something about a "delivery") that can later be connected to the caravan by the dwarves and thus create an actual "trail of evidence" (I get the vibe that in your head the trail actually exists, it just doesn´t appear in the narrative/dialogue of the characters).
  -> The clues they have are quite vague, to talk about "evidence" is pretty euphemistic.
  Additional note: This was the only part that I was really dissatisfied with, because the narrative is very weak here. I hope I helpfully pointed out, where it is inconsistent/needs some polishing.

• At the start of the third scenario:
  Spoiler:

  Niryone:
  I don´t know. All these events can´t be mere coincidence; the evidence on the contrary is overwhelming, but I´m at a loss to see exactly what the connection between them could be.

  -> I don´t know. All these events can´t be mere coincidence. Evidence to the contrary is overwhelming, but I´m at a loss as to what the connection might be.
  Spoiler:

  Elynia:
  Then we had better not, for Rhyan´s sake, and whoever else may be prey to this plot. I hope he´s safe…[/u]

  -> Then we´d better not, for the sake of Rhyan and whoever else may be prey to this plot. I hope he´s safe…

• When the map is revealed:
  Spoiler:

  Delenethor:
  I will not rest until your and your allies´ blood stains the water of the Great River red as the setting sun! And you, sorceress -

  -> I will not rest until the blood of you and your allies [...]
  -> I further do not get to whom exactly the ghost is speaking. The orcs? One of the human groups? If any but the orcs: Why does he stage a war of vengeance clearly related to the location on peaple who are just passing by?
  -> The "Great River" is a nice figure, but sadly there is no river present in this map...
  Spoiler:

  Niryone:
  […] I wish the past didn´t have a habit of always creeping up on you.

  -> I wish the past wouldn´t have this habit of always creeping up on me.

• When the caravan leader is successfully bound:
  Spoiler:

  Niryone:
  […] With him gone, we should be able to get at it, and if those tunnels are those I think they are, he´s not going anywhere fast.

  -> With him gone, we should be able to get at it and if those tunnels are the ones I think they are he won´t get anywhere soon.
  Spoiler:

  New Objective:
  Capture the now-unprotected transport.

  -> Capture the now unprotected transport.
  -> Also perhaps substitute transport with caravan wagon or something like that on every occurence.

• Between the third and forth scenario I got a black screen but no between-scenario narrative.

• Forth scenario after the appearance of the multiplied human boss:
  Spoiler:

  Niryone:
  Then you leave us no choice, sorcerer. We will strike every shade down until naught one but you remain!

  -> We will strike every shade down until none but you remain!
  -> We will strike every shade down until only your true self remains!
  -> The word "naught" does sound very nice here, but I was unable to create a correct sentence in this context that contained it...

• Journal of Arch Mage Valthur:
  Spoiler:

  […] I look up and see the end of the desert, a cool, lush forest, familiar yet alien, drawing me forward. And I see it erupt in flames amid a clash of blades and a river of blood seeps from the burning branches, the cackling of fire drowned out by screams, so many screams…
  Then it fades, and in the distance, I see two figured silhouetted against the searing sky. I see the light glisten off her red hair as she turns and pulls him close, and as their shadows entwine, a burst of warm light before I wake from my slumber.

  -> I look up and see at the edge of the desert a cool, lush forest, familiar yet alien, pulling me forward. And I see it erupt in flames amidst a clash of blades and rivers of blood, seeping from the burning branches, the cackling of fire drowned by screams, so many screams…
  Then all fades and in the distance I see the silhouettes of two figures against the searing sky. I see the light shimmering on her red hair as she turns and pulls him close and as their shadows entwine a burst of warm light fills my sight before I wake from my slumber.

• Narrative between scenarios four and five:
  Spoiler:

  I can´t help but notice Niryone appears even more troubled; she´s spoken to me little in days. Every night she sits brooding and silent, staring at the stars. I wonder what her own theories on the matter are; my own continue to lack any semblance of logic or cohesion. An important official is impersonated, yet no hostile action seems to have come of it. Another person, my friend, is also taken. Outlaws invade Elensefar, seemingly with the knowledge of the impostor before we rescued him. […]

  -> I can´t help but notice Niryone being even more troubled. She almost hasn´t spoken to me at all the last few days. Every night she sits brooding and silent, staring at the stars. I wonder what her thoughts on the matter are. My own lack any semblance of logic or cohesion. An important official being impersonated, yet no harm being done. My friend also being taken for unknown reasons. Outlaws invading Elensefar, seemingly without knowledge of the lord being an impostor. […]
  Spoiler:

  But to be honest, in the pages of this journal? My concern is what this means for Rhyan´s fate. Whatever they had planned for Myris could have already been his own. Let whoever is pulling the strings succeed with their schemes, just give me my friend back…

  -> This makes almost no sense in the current wording. If the player didn´t find the journal before ending the scenario it is even more confusing. I rewrote this part and tried to catch the intention of your original words:
  -> My biggest concern is what these events mean for Rhyan´s fate. Whatever they planned for Myris could already have been done to him. I don´t care if they succeed with their schemes, just give me my friend back…

• Start of scenario 5:
  Spoiler:

  Niryone:
  I hope all goes well… I don´t trust another ´incident´ not to happen, either from those masked freaks, or these orcs. Let´s get to the south eastern outpost; it´s only a short way away.

  -> How does she expect the "masked freaks" at this point? I know its meant as a nod to the player, but from a narrative point of view it is just illogical here. Perhaps it would be possible with a note that they feal someone following them in the between-scenarios-narrative and then a character expressing her concern the "masked freaks" could turn up again. But that pairing up with the orcs just seems forced.
  -> I hope all goes well… I don´t trust these orcs to hold their peace. Let´s get to the southeastern outpost, it´s only a short distance away.

• Meeting of the Kaalian ("Change of Plans"):
  Spoiler:

  Niryone:
  Indeed. I have discovered something… troubling. We intercepted a human on the road south of the Ford, heading for a location in the Heart Mountains. He was accompanied by a caravan carrying an unconscious Lord Myris. An individual we had previously met, conscious and well at a time in which the human´s caravan would already have had to be en route. And previously… another human, a traveling companion of ours, was replaced by a undead creature. I destroyed it, but the real person is yet to be found.

  -> This was especially troubling in combination with the answer, because they are not quite on the same page (especially regarding poor Myris):

  Niolinde:
  So one human turns into a foul spawn of black magic and another ends up an unconscious mess. And you come running to us? Surely you can deal with such matters yourself, Niryone.

  -> Indeed. I have discovered something… deeply troubling. We intercepted a human´s caravan on the road south of the Ford, heading for a location in the Heart Mountains. They carried with them an unconscious Lord Myris of Elensefar. We met him conscious and well in his city when the caravan must have been en route for quite some time. He probably has been replaced like a human travelling companion of ours whose place was taken by an undead creature even earlier. I destroyed it, but the real person is yet to be found.
  Spoiler:

  Niryone:
  […] Now, a human from a border town, transporting an unconscious person of importance while an impersonator holds his place, so soon after we discovered another person, this time traveling with our group, had also been impersonated! And to add to the fact that we were ambushed by masked man and a pack of gigantic wolves near one of the eastern outposts and were barely able to drive them off, tell me that is not suspicious!

  -> So we find a human from a border town transporting an unconscious Lord through these lands while an impostor holds his place, soon after one of our travelling companions was replaced by another one! And to make matters worse, we were attacked on Wesmere grounds near one of the eastern outposts by strange masked man who where following us for quite some time and a pack of giant wolves. We were barely able to drive them off. Now tell me there is nothing worth your notice going on here!
  Spoiler:

  Elorandas:
  I agree, something is going on. But you cannot tell us who is behind it, and, to me at least, it doesn´t seem to be any threat to us elves, and we have our hands full with the necromancer and his thugs who are attacking and burning southern Aethenwood.

  -> I agree something is going on. But you cannot name the one behind this and to my eyes it poses no threat to us elves. We have our hands full with the necromancer, whose thugs are attacking and burning southern Aethenwood.
  Spoiler:

  Niolinde:
  I think you´re wasting your time. It is probably some human political intrigue, in which we have absolutely no interest. So if you want to waste time “investigating”, go ahead. Just don´t expect help until it becomes a real issue to us.

  -> I think you´re wasting your time. It is probably some intrigue among the humans that doesn´t concern us. If you want to waste your time “investigating”, go ahead. Just don´t expect help until you can prove it´s a serious issue for us.
  Spoiler:

  Niryone:
  (grits teeth) Oh, shut up, Niolinde.

  -> (through gritted teeth/gritting her teeth) Oh, shut up, Niolinde.

• Meanwhile ("Change of Plans")
  Spoiler:

  Vaenyn:
  I have disturbing news. It seems a certain elf has been prying into our affairs; my sources report she and that pretty apprentice of hers are headed north as we speak. And that incompetent fool Dravar has vanished; I don´t believe I need remind you what it was he was supposed to be transporting. I think… I´m afraid she may prove to be an inconvenience.

  -> I have disturbing news. It seems a certain elf has been prying into our affairs. My sources report that she is headed north as we speak. And that incompetent fool Dravar has vanished. I don´t believe I need to remind you of his cargo. I think… I´m afraid she may prove to be a hindrance.

• Opening Dialogue of Scenario 6:
  
  Spoiler:

  Lots of you/ye again but I will only list it when there is other stuff too.
  Spoiler:

  Galthur:
  I don´t know. They threw you in here a while ago, and you nae have woken since. I am trapped, as are you.

  -> I don´t know. They threw ye in here a while ago and ye have nae woken since. I am trapped, as are ye.
  Spoiler:

  Galthur:
  Take this. I saved it, in case I would ever have a chance to use it. But I am withered, now. You be havin´ more of it than I. And if you do get out, do me a favor. See if Galamor is still alive in here, somewhere. I know not what became of him…

  -> Take this. I saved it in case I´d ever get a chance for usin´ it. But I am wanin´ now. Ye´ll be havin´ more of it than I. An´ if ye get out, do me a favor. See if Galamor is still alive in here... somewhere. I know not what became of him…

• After releasing Galamor:
  Spoiler:

  Galamor:
  And who might you be? Another fiendish abomination here to taunt me, you accursed human scum.

  -> And who might ye be? Another fiendish abomination or one of those human scum here to taunt me?
  Spoiler:

  Galamor:
  I see. […] can we just get out of of this damn dungeon?

  -> I see. […] can we just get out of this damn dungeon?

PS: Sorry for the wall of text, sadly the forum doesn´t allow stacked spoilers and I didn´t want to reformat it all...

PPS: Are you from Germany? Your comma placement, use of semicolons and some of the wording reminded me so much of myself a couple years ago...

[vultraz]

Hey, Whiskeyjack. Thanks for the review I like a lot of your suggestions and will work on committing them to github ASAP.

The Potion of Curious Taste boosts your hp by 7. At least, it's supposed to. I'll check.

A couple notes on the text:

Spoiler:

You make good points about narrative weakness between S2 and 3. The trail of evidence does seem weak when you put it that way... Perhaps I'll add some dialog indicating the dwarves saw something suspicious?

The 'bandit leader's words' are meant to refer to the starting cutscene (S0) where Elynia says they mentioned 'impersonators'. I should probably make that clearer.

As for the journal mentioned in the storytext before S5, it's meant to refer to the storytext itself. In true IftU/AtS fashion, that text is basically 'taken' from a diary/journal that Elynia writes. The journal in S4 that you find is unrelated.

And no, I'm not from Germany I'm from California, and as far as I know, don't have German relatives.

Once again, thanks for the comprehensive review. It's stuff like that that motivates me to keep writing this If you have any more suggestions, please feel free to give them. I've really run dry on critique recently.

[Whiskeyjack]

Spoiler:

You make good points about narrative weakness between S2 and 3. The trail of evidence does seem weak when you put it that way... Perhaps I'll add some dialog indicating the dwarves saw something suspicious?

That could be an option too, like the dwarves not exactly knowing what could help them, but they spotted a suspicious caravan. And they just go to check it out and only decide to attack once they spot who the ones with the caravan actually are (and only at this point deceide to "bind" the leader to be able to question him).

The 'bandit leader's words' are meant to refer to the starting cutscene (S0) where Elynia says they mentioned 'impersonators'. I should probably make that clearer.

Ah, I finally found the quote. It is just easily forgotten and at this point in the campaign I connected it to the bandit leader I fought in Elensefar. I´m not quite sure how you can a) make sure the player doesn´t read over it at the start and b) connects it to the right bandits. Perhaps if you involve the most recent event (the bandits attack) more strongly in scenario 0? When I read it a second time I thought the earlier stuff (in the journal before scenario 0 too) was speaking about their travels in general and then suddenly Elynia talks about the words of the bandit leader. Since there are only two quotes at this point, its easy to read over it and forget which makes the later connection difficult.
On another sidenote: I really love your writing at the start, that switch by Niryone from we to I and then Elynias vice versa is really nice.

As for the journal mentioned in the storytext before S5, it's meant to refer to the storytext itself. In true IftU/AtS fashion, that text is basically 'taken' from a diary/journal that Elynia writes. The journal in S4 that you find is unrelated.

I get now what you meant. Perhaps it is just contrary to what I said earlier and finding the journal in S4 (in true IftU/AtS fashion ) is what makes this confusing. Maybe try something like this? :
But to be honest on/in/to (not sure about the correct one here) these pages? My biggest concern is what these events mean for Rhyan´s fate. Whatever they planned for Myris could already have been done to him. Let whoever is pulling the strings succeed with their schemes/I don´t care if they succeed with their schemes, just give me my friend back…

The Potion of Curious Taste boosts your hp by 7. At least, it's supposed to. I'll check.

Just checked my replay, the hp didn´t go up.

Perhaps I will try to play the campaign for the gameplay on a harder difficulty to give you feedback about that in the future

[vultraz]

Just checked my replay, the hp didn´t go up.

Just checked in-game, and it does make your HP go up by 7, but doesn't boost it past your max HP, which is intended.

I also revised the text at the end of E1S2 to give S3 a better backstory. Commit 7217ed3b524f